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S. 2140: Protecting Children from Sexual Exploitation Act of 2005

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S. 2140: Protecting Children from Sexual Exploitation Act of 2005

109th Congress · introduced 2005-12-16 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7896)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-12-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7896) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Protecting Children from Sexual Exploitation Act of 2005

Plain summary

Protecting Children from Sexual Exploitation Act of 2005 - Amends federal criminal code provisions regarding child sexual exploitation to apply recordkeeping requirements applicable to visual depictions of sexually explicit conduct to pictures, digital images, and digitally- or computer-manipulated images of actual human beings. Prohibits any person to whom these provisions apply from refusing to permit the Attorney General to conduct an inspection of records at that person's business premises at a reasonable time. Establishes recordkeeping requirements for simulated sexual conduct.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Protecting Children from Sexual Exploitation Act of 2005

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · 30 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), John Thune (R-SD), Mike Crapo (R-ID)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-s2140 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109